Browsing Dissertations, Theses, and Projects by Title
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R.B.C. Howell and the theological foundation for Baptist participation in the benevolent empire
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007-11-05)This dissertation examines the theological writing and preaching of Robert Boyte Crawford Howell, Southern Baptist pastor, editor, author, and denominational leader in the mid-nineteenth century. It argues that Howell ... -
Reaching the Secular City: A Practical Model for Brazilian Urban Missionaries Through the Lens of Lesslie Newbigin
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-05)ABSTRACT REACHING THE SECULAR CITY: A PRACTICAL MODEL FOR BRAZILIAN URBAN MISSIONARIES THROUGH THE LENS OF LESSLIE NEWBIGIN Wendal Mark Johnson, PhD The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020 Chair: ... -
Reading the Gospels Well to Counsel People Well: Hermeneutics, Biblical Counseling, and the Gospel of Matthew
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-04-06)This project unites hermeneutics, biblical studies, and biblical counseling to propose an approach for faithfully reading passages in the Gospel of Matthew in an effort to counsel with wisdom and discernment. Chapter 1 ... -
Reading the Pausal Forms Together with the Accents in the Masoretic Text
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-04)Contrary to E. J. Revell’s diachronic view that the pausal forms and accents in the Masoretic Text reflect two different reading traditions, this dissertation contends that reading the pausal forms and accents together is ... -
Reading With the Masoretes: The Exegetical Utility of Masoretic Accent Patterns
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)Though interpreters commonly neglect the masoretic accents in exegesis, this system clarifies and confirms the sense of the text through highly predictable patterns. This dissertation seeks to establish the presence of ... -
Real relationships without divine risk: The biblical portrait of divine-human relationality
(2003-03-10)An important struggle to define and describe the nature of divine-human relationships exists in contemporary evangelicalism. This dissertation presents the biblical case for genuine relationships between God and humans ... -
A Reappraisal of Religious Experience in Expository Preaching in Light of Jonathan Edwards's Sense of the Heart
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-12-30)The primary aim of this dissertation is to demonstrate that Jonathan Edwards's "sense of the heart" as a principle of a new kind of perception or spiritual sensation given by the Spirit of God in regeneration, in which a ... -
Reclaiming Monergism: The Case for Sovereign Grace in Effectual Calling and Regeneration
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines the doctrines of effectual calling and regeneration and argues that the biblical view is that God's saving grace is monergistic - meaning that God acts alone to effectually call and monergistically ... -
Reconciled In Christ: An Intertextual Biblical Model for Ethnodoxology Practice in Local Church Ministry
(School of Ministries, 2018-11-28)This thesis seeks to broaden foundations for a biblical theology of multi-ethnic worship, offer a model for ethnodoxology practice specifically geared to North American local church ministry, and serve practicing ... -
Reconsidering Eternal Life in the Old Testament: The Idea of Resurrection Rooted in the Torah
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)ABSTRACT RECONSIDERDING ETERNAL LIFE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: THE IDEA OF RESURRECTION ROOTED IN THE TORAH Eun-Jung Kim, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Russell T. Fuller This ... -
Reconsidering the Aspect of Fear/Power in Evangelism and Missions
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-11-29)The cultural aspects of guilt/innocence, shame/honor, and fear/power have received much attention since the twentieth century. While theologians in Western contexts have considered the guilt/innocence aspect and missiologists ... -
Recovering Biblical Church Membership at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, Connelly Springs, North Carolina
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-04-19)ABSTRACT RECOVERING BIBLICAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AT MT. HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH, CONNELLY SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA Eric Byron James, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. ... -
Redeemed from the curse: Paul's understanding of the law and Gentiles in the light of Hellenistic Judaism
(2008-10-31)This dissertation examines Paul's understanding of the law and Gentiles in the light of Hellenistic Judaism. Chapter 1 questions whether or not Gentiles are under the law in Paul. The thesis of this dissertation is that, ... -
The redemptive function and theological meaning of Matthew's citation of Hosea 11:1
(2008-09-17)This dissertation reexamines Matthew's use of Hosea 11:1 (2:15). Chapter 1 offers a summary and critique of important works on the subject and introduces those questions that are common to the debate surrounding this ... -
Rediscovering and Applying God's Holiness in Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4 Through the Lens of Abraham Kuruvilla's Hermeneutical and Homiletical Approach
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-05)This dissertation investigates the rich theological concept of God’s holiness in Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4, utilizing Abraham Kuruvilla’s hermeneutical and homiletical method for preaching. This study focuses on elucidating ... -
A Reexamination of Pastoral Theology and Practice Concerning Children and Conversion
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-04-29)This dissertation argues that a pastor can confidently and effectively counsel a child in the matter of conversion. Chapter 1 deals with the formative experiences of the author which led to the study, as well as with an ... -
Refining the Corporate Worship of Crossroads Church in Hammond, Louisiana, According to Scripture
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-04-29)The purpose of the project was to promote trust in the sufficiency of Scripture by refining the corporate worship of Crossroads Church, Hammond, Louisiana, according to Scripture. Chapter 1 introduces Crossroads Church and ... -
The Reformed and Celibate Pastor: Richard Baxter's Argument for Clerical Celibacy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-06-07)ABSTRACT THE REFORMED AND CELIBATE PASTOR: RICHARD BAXTER’S ARGUMENT FOR CLERICAL CELIBACY Seth DeShields Osborne, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. David L. Puckett This ... -
Reforming Counseling: The Adaptation of Van Tilian Concepts by Jay Adams
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-05)In his groundbreaking work, Competent to Counsel, Jay Adams references the influence of Dutch philosopher Cornelius Van Til upon his new approach to counseling. This dissertation will analyze Adams’s adaptation of three ... -
Reforming Virtue: Bavinck's Method of Engaging with Virtue Ethics from a Reformed Perspective
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-11-30)There is a distinct reluctance in the Reformed tradition to engage with natural theology and scholarship in the study of, among other things, virtue ethics. This thesis attempts to demonstrate that Herman Bavinck’s four ...